Park · Oregon
Thompson Park
Thompson Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Pyramid Rock stands 1,091 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Halsey HydroPark, a park 0.5 miles away. Mount Hood passes 4.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.53926, -122.51704
- 4.8 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 6.8 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 9.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 10.0 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Crown point · 13 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Halsey HydroPark: 0.5 mi
- John Luby Park: 0.7 mi
- East Holladay Park: 0.8 mi
- Argay Park: 0.9 mi
- Wilkes Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Wilkes Creek Headwaters Natural Area: 0.7 mi
- Cross Levee Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Copper Mountain Property: 1.7 mi
- Nadaka Nature Park: 1.9 mi
- Columbia Slough Regional Water Quality Facility: 2.6 mi
Gardens
- Luuwit View Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Senns Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 2.8 mi
- Yamhill Neighborhood Park Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Vestal Community Garden: 3.2 mi
Artworks
- Firebird: 1.0 mi
- Rockwood Sunrise: 2.6 mi
- Saint Peregrine, O.S.M.: 2.8 mi
- St. Francis: 2.8 mi
- Jesus Carries the Cross: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Shotwell Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Peace Pole: 2.8 mi
- Nichaqwli Monument: 3.1 mi
- Heart Beacon: 3.7 mi
- Robert Delgado memorial: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Butte: 2.4 mi
- Kelly Butte: 3.3 mi
- Grant Butte: 3.6 mi
- Powell Butte: 3.7 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.1 mi
Attractions
- Water Wheel: 4.4 mi
- McMenamins Edgefield: 5.3 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 6.4 mi
- Camas Potholes: 6.9 mi
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Knapp Falls: 5.2 mi
- Pothole Falls: 6.9 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 7.1 mi
- Woodburn Falls: 7.2 mi
Museums: 48
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 4.3 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 5.6 mi
- Depot Rail Museum: 6.4 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 6.5 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Picnic Area B: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Area D: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area E: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 14
- Swim beach: 3.3 mi
- Lieser Point: 5.6 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 6.5 mi
- Poet's Beach: 7.8 mi
- North Beach: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.6 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 6.8 mi
Springs: 4
- School District Spring: 8.4 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 19.0 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 19.1 mi
- Summit Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Fulton: 8.9 mi
- Latourell: 14.5 mi
- Bridal Veil: 16.6 mi
- Dodson: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 22.2 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 22.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Thompson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Rock | NE 43° | 1,091 m | 18.5 mi |
| Larch Mountain | NE 41° | 1,057 m | 16.3 mi |
| Devils Rest | E 85° | 732 m | 18.9 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NNE 27° | 679 m | 15.5 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | E 93° | 655 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bobs Mountain | ENE 64° | 643 m | 17.8 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 37° | 595 m | 12.1 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NNE 23° | 594 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:40 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland WFO, 2 mi away.
- Cross Orbweaver56 obs
- Douglas-fir46 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider45 obs
- Western Honey Bee44 obs
- Black-tailed Bumble Bee42 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco38 obs
- Mallard32 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle32 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/142522987
Day trips start here
- Gresham · 4 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 5 mi
- Camas · 6 mi
- Troutdale · 6 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 7 mi
- Portland · 7 mi
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